Creative Living ~ A Review of A Field Guide to Now

Creative Living ~ A Review of A Field Guide to Now

Months ago, when spring was still just a promise at the end of a very snowy winter, I published my first e-book - Nurturing Creativity. Nurturing Creativity is a wee little book I wrote to share my thoughts about making time for creativity in our lives as busy moms. I ...

A warm drink for cold days ~ FIMBY has a newsletter

A warm drink for cold days ~ FIMBY has a newsletter

I can't believe how grey and rainy the weather has been here. I haven't seen a sunshiney blue sky for weeks now. I suppose I should expect this for late October and early November, but still, after the brillance of early fall this surprises me. This week has started not ...

Halloween ~ I Surrender

Halloween ~ I Surrender

I took Brienne and Laurent trick or treating this week, walking through the woodsmoke scented neighborhoods of our town. You know what's strange? The French don't say "Trick or Treat". That's an English phrase. There is no French script for showing up the door and begging for candy. Without the ...

Grey on Grey

Grey on Grey

I used to live in Bergen County, New Jersey. Laurent was born there. After that we lived in Maine for nearly a decade. Friends of mine are scattered through Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. And Kristen, who I just met last weekend, she lives in a Manhattan ...

How to Homeschool the Preschool Years

How to Homeschool the Preschool Years

In your heart you know this is a very special time. Everything is new and exciting to your child, their enthusiasm is boundless (your energy is not!), and they help you see the world through fresh eyes. This is the beautiful first step on the interest-led homeschooling journey. But your ...

Home From Allume

Home From Allume

I am home today. Home yesterday in fact but last night I slept in my bed and that makes it official. I am home to the woods and woodsmoke. The stark reality of trees with no leaves. (Pennsylvania trees have not yet lost their glory, that was a nice treat ...

Our Work Goals & Vision

Our Work Goals & Vision

We've been talking a bit about work for the past couple weeks and I'm going to continue on that theme because this is where we're at right now. It's what's fresh in our lives and our writing. We're trying to answer the question (for our family's unique situation) "how can ...